Prehealth Advising

Individualized appointments

Prehealth Advising is here for you through every step of the process. This includes exploring an interest in medicine, looking for volunteer opportunities or applying to medical school. Need advice? Plan an appointment that fits your schedule.

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Expert advice

From exploring the health field to preparing for your career to submitting your application, our expert staff are here for you every step of the way.

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Virtual Drop-Ins

Have a quick question or need some just-in-time advice? Prehealth On Demand Drop-Ins take place from 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. In order to ask for an On Demand Drop-In, email prehealth@mit.edu and ask for an On Demand Drop-In and provide several times that may work for you that same day! Once the office sets up a time with you, an individual zoom link will be sent to you.

Explore: Discover Prehealth

Attend a five day program before MIT’s orientation to explore what being prehealth at MIT is all about. Through this program, students hear from current prehealth students and faculty about what it is like to be prehealth at MIT. They also explore a potential career in medicine through activities at local hospitals, research labs and medical schools.

Prepare: Medical Interpreting Course

This 4-week IAP course trains multilingual MIT community members in core principles, standards of practice, ethics, and medical terminology. Participants will be qualified to work or volunteer as interpreters in healthcare settings upon completion of the 40-hour course.

Prepare: MIT Clinical Research Externship

This is a summer six week program that allows students to explore the area of clinical research at a local Boston area hospitals. Students engage with small scale projects as well as observe physicians throughout the six week program.

Apply: Prehealth Credential Service

Prehealth Advising offers the prehealth credential service, an online system that helps you streamline your recommendation letter process when applying to medical/health profession schools.